Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann WolfgangGoethetə/; German: ; 28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German writer and statesman. His body of work includes epic and lyric poetry written in a variety of metres and styles; prose and verse dramas; memoirs; an autobiography; literary and aesthetic criticism; treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour; and four novels. In addition, numerous literary and scientific fragments, more than 10,000 letters, and nearly 3,000 drawings by him exist...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth28 August 1749
CountryGermany
My peace is gone, my heart is heavy.
Art is long, life short, judgment difficult, opportunity transient.
A person can stand almost anything except a succession of ordinary days.
The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man almost nothing
Individuality seems to be Nature's whole aim -- and she cares nothing for individuals.
If you accept people for what they are, they will become worse. Treat them like they should be, and they will become better.
If you have any faith, give me, for heaven's sake, a share of it! Your doubts you may keep to yourself, for I have a plenty of my own
Be he a king or a peasant, he is happiest who finds peace at home.
Behavior is a mirror in which every one displays his own image
He alone is great and happy who requires neither to command nor to obey in order to secure his being of some importance in this world
If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that
If I love you, what does that matter to you!
I can promise to be sincere, but not to be impartial
I can promise to be frank, I cannot promise to be impartial.